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This volume traces the evolution of the Honolulu Symphony Society and Orchestra from its origins as a German beer drinking and music club founded in 1912 to the dynamic, multicultural symphony orchestra it is today. In this chronicle, readers will find a veritable "who's who" of Honolulu philanthropy known for supporting the orchestra both through their passion for European classical music and with their pocket-books. The Honolulu Symphony: A ...

Die musikalische Akustik bietet die einmalige Möglichkeit, Wissenschaft und Kunst miteinander vereint zu erleben. Dieses Buch ist für ein einführendes Studium dieser im akademischen Lehrbetrieb oft vernachlässigten Materie gedacht - indem es weder wissenschaftliche noch musikalische Vorkenntnisse voraussetzt, ist es lesbar für den Neuling, aber gleichzeitig von Interesse für den erfahrenen Musiker. Seine klare Struktur, die einzigartige didakt...

Exceptions to the rule are always interesting, and the anomalies in the stress-strain curves of mild steel and in many other metals and alloys have excited the curiosity of engineers and scientists for well over a hundred years. Yet it is only during the last twenty years that significant theoretical advances have been made, and the aim of this book has been to examine these theories against the background of the considerable volume of experim...

This textbook is a collection of technical papers that were presented at the 10th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics, and Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines held September 8-11, 2003 at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The papers represent the latest in state of the art research in the areas of aeroacoustics, aerothermodynamics, computational methods, experimental testing related to flow instabilities, flutt...

In the post-Civil Rights era, there is a temptation to assume that racism is no longer the pressing social concern in the United States that it once was. The contributors show that racism has not fallen from the forefront of American society, but is manifest in a different way. According to the authors in this volume, in 21st century, skin color has come to replace race as an important cause of discrimination. This is evidenced in the increasi...

The scientific validity of race has always been assumed. In the Historical aftermath of the Atlantic slave trade race is in fact a complex and divisive fallacy profoundly woven into the fabric of American society. Subject to political directives, scholars have subsequently made assumptions about people based upon their racial heritage to realize political aspirations. Thus, the fallacy of race has been fundamental to political exploitation and...

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Though spectator and player security has always been a priority for sport and facility managers at all levels, large-scale threats such as terrorism or natural disasters have become even more critical management concerns. Proactive sport and facility managers understand the role they must take in working with local law enforcement, contracted security personnel, and their own employees to adequately plan for and respond to threats¿both manmade...

It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me."-the Apostle Paul What does that mean? How does that look? How does it happen?"For anyone who hungers and thirsts for purpose and meaning in their life, Larry Hall is an experienced sage able to guide them to the table and fountainhead." -Dr. Stan Reid, President, Austin Graduate School of Theology (from the foreword) "A timely, stimulating look at what being transformed into the image of Chr...

It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me."-the Apostle Paul What does that mean? How does that look? How does it happen?"For anyone who hungers and thirsts for purpose and meaning in their life, Larry Hall is an experienced sage able to guide them to the table and fountainhead." -Dr. Stan Reid, President, Austin Graduate School of Theology (from the foreword) "A timely, stimulating look at what being transformed into the image of Chr...

bTitle:/b Rex, the Black Sheep. A novel.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with s...

The first edition of John Woo: The Films (McFarland, 1999) was the earliest English-language volume to address the motion picture output of the celebrated Hong Kong director. The book dealt with Woo's film career from his professional beginnings in 1968 through his first three Hollywood releases (Hard Target, Broken Arrow and Face/Off), situating his work within Asian and Western cinematic and cultural traditions. This second edition offers a ...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

The differences between: the 3 relationship conditions, the 3 types of involvement, and, the 3 levels of affection To understand and to empower your Personal Operating System To share the authentic you by speaking your truth and living your brand(s) To identify and to understand the 4 social styles and the 4 temperaments To understand what creates and maintains healthy rapport To improve your friending behaviors and to live by the relationship...

This is a book for activists, students, scholars of social movements and adult education and for the public interested in the contemporary movements of our times. From the streets of Barcelona and Athens, the public squares in Cairo, Tunis and Tripoli, the flash mobs and virtual learning of the #Occupy movement, and the shack dwellers of South Africa people around the world are organising themselves to take action against the ravages of a capi...

Discover how today's microeconomic policy issues, decisions, and applications impact you every day with the practical, accessible presentation in MICROECONOMICS. Written by acclaimed economists Hall and Lieberman, this straightforward contemporary text offers a presentation as current as the latest headlines. Fresh new cutting-edge examples throughout this edition as well as updated mini-cases clearly illustrate core microeconomic theory and a...

This Land of Strangers" takes a thoughtful look at the deterioration of interpersonal relationships, nationally and globally, in four major areas of life: personal, professional, political, and religious.

Clearly written and well organized, this book shows how to apply the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) across all subject areas and grade levels. The editors and contributors describe practical ways to develop classroom goals, assessments, materials, and methods that use UDL to meet the needs of all learners. Specific teaching ideas are presented for reading, writing, science, mathematics, history, and the arts, including detai...

Allylic boron compounds have gained a prominent position as a truly practical class of synthetic reagents in the past twenty-five years. Their main application as a method for the stereoselective synthesis of homoallylic alcohols by allyl-transfer to carbonyl compounds is essentially unmatched. In this process, a new carbon-carbon bond is formed, and up to two new stereogenic centers are created in a predictably controlled manner. Highly effec...